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Shai Schupack
Licensed Tour Guide
15+ years experience
Dr. Shai Schupack is a licensed Israeli tour guide, educator, and researcher based in the Golan Heights. He leads in-depth field tours across the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, Hula Valley, and Galilee.
Shai holds a master’s degree in International Relations and a doctorate in Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology. His work brings together archaeology, historical geography, the history of ancient Israel, the Hebrew Bible and its historical context, Roman and Byzantine settlement, and the political geography of Israel’s northern borders.
Alongside his work as a guide, Shai teaches and lectures on the history and geography of Israel and the modern Middle East. His areas of teaching include Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, with attention to the formation of states, borders, communities, water, and regional power.
Shai also educates and trains future licensed Israeli tour guides. His tours are structured as serious field study: reading the landscape alongside archaeological evidence, historical sources, and the wider regional context.
Shai holds a master’s degree in International Relations and a doctorate in Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology. His work brings together archaeology, historical geography, the history of ancient Israel, the Hebrew Bible and its historical context, Roman and Byzantine settlement, and the political geography of Israel’s northern borders.
Alongside his work as a guide, Shai teaches and lectures on the history and geography of Israel and the modern Middle East. His areas of teaching include Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, with attention to the formation of states, borders, communities, water, and regional power.
Shai also educates and trains future licensed Israeli tour guides. His tours are structured as serious field study: reading the landscape alongside archaeological evidence, historical sources, and the wider regional context.
Regions
All of IsraelJerusalem & Holy CityAcre (Akko)Sea of Galilee / KinneretGalilee & Golan HeightsJordan ValleyJudean HillsJudean DesertNegev & Ramon CraterDead Sea & MasadaJudeaSamariaElah ValleyAravaNegev Haifa & Carmel CoastNazareth & Lower GalileeEilat & Red SeaTel Aviv & Central Coast
Languages
EnglishHebrew
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Reviews
Advance notice: 2 weeks or more
Typically responds within: 1–3 days
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Specialties
Biblical & PilgrimageArchaeological & HistoricalNature & HikingFamily-FriendlyMulti-Day ItinerariesDesert & NatureEducationIslamic HeritageGeopoliticsJewish HeritageChristian Heritage

